rough draft

6.17.2013

I've been playing around with fabric, sketches, and embroidery floss while continuing to spiff up my sewing room. Although, when I go into experimental mode my room tends to get a wee bit (i.e. extremely) messy. Alas.

I tried ironing a laser printout onto the fabric and only about half of the design transferred onto the linen, so she's a bit wobbly in the lower part where I had to wing it. I may have to keep experimenting with it, though--this hand embroidery stuff is pretty fun!

And a little something else I've been toying with, so to speak. I
debated whether to show the doll at this stage as the pattern still has a
couple of kinks to work out (and obviously I haven't even closed up
her stuffing holes yet!), but perhaps my sewing/crafty friends can tell me if I'm on
the right track.

I have tried doing some embroidery projects during my elementary years. I have embroidered pillow cases with flowers and butterflies as their designs. The doll here is so cute it looks like my doll that my mother gave me when I was three years old. It is actually still there at my closet.

Hi! My name is Kim Kruzich and I'm a sewing pattern designer, author, and mom to two sweet boys. On my blog you'll find lots of sewing inspiration, free patterns and tutorials, and updates for my shop and work.

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